Chapter 8
EXT. HIDDEN COVE - DAWN
Hiccup arrives, winded, straining under the weight of a full basket. He clicks the scale he found (like a jar top). Toothless approaches, sniffing him.
HICCUP: Hey Toothless. I brought breakfast. I hope you're hungry.
Hiccup drops the basket and kicks it over. Fish spill out.
"I'm surprised you managed to carry that basket all the way there!" whistled Gobber, impressed. Hiccup shrugged, but was slightly proud he finally showed the village he was actually pretty strong, even if it was through a basket of fish.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Okay, that's disgusting.
Toothless approaches, settling in to devour the feast.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Uh.. we've got some salmon... some nice Icelandic cod... and a whole smoked eel.
"Wait a second, where did you get all these fish from?" a Viking called out, glaring at the screen. Hiccup smiled sheepishly, unwilling to admit his tactics. Ali said, "Not to worry, I'll supply the fish for you guys when this is over." The Viking sighed in relief as Adina started to get hungry and turned to Ali, whimpering for food. Ali smiled at her friend as she whispered, "Don't worry, I'll feed you when we have our break time." Adina perked up as Ali sighed.
Toothless, upon seeing the eel, backs up quickly, hissing agitatedly.
Stoick took careful note of the dragon's reaction. They don't like eels, huh…
"Hey, I've got an idea! How about we cover the entire island with eels? That'll drive away the dragons, right?" Snotlout offered helpfully. Toothless and Adina growled unappreciatively while the rest of the Vikings stared at Snotlout, praying that he was joking. Ali and Hiccup slapped their foreheads in annoyance.
Ali said, "News flash, moron! Typhoomerangs eat eels, you know! If they were in the raids, they'll eat them and then the dragons will come!"
Fishlegs said, "She's right, you know.
"No? Okay then." Snotlout shrugged; at least he tried!
HICCUP: (CONT'D) No, no, no! It's okay.
Hiccup quickly tosses away the eel, Toothless snorting at the lingering scent.
HICCUP: (CON'D) Yeah, I don't like eel much either.
Ali said, "Who even eat those?"
Toothless focuses on the remainder. With the dragon distracted, Hiccup unwraps his prosthetic fin and opens it like a fan.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Okay. That's it. That's it, just stick with good stuff. And don't you mind me. I'll just be back...here. Minding my own business.
Astrid couldn't help but slap her palm against her forehead. Hiccup couldn't give a believable lie even if his life depended on it!
Ali said, "Hey, he never learned to lie, you know."
Everyone had to agree with her on that one.
But to be fair, Hiccup never lied when he said that he took down a Night Fury.
Hiccup cautiously approaches the injured tail, but every time he gets near it, Toothless sweeps it away like a cat.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) It's okay.
Hiccup drops a knee on top of the tail. Toothless' head juts up, slows its chewing to a halt.
"Uh oh…" Gobber murmured, echoing the exact words going through Stoick's head at that moment. The teens gulped nervously; this wasn't going to end well…
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Okay...okay..
The dragon tenses, slowly spreading his wings. Hiccup straps the prosthetic fin in place. He cinches the straps.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) (PLEASED) There. Not too bad. It works.
Ali waited as she said, "Now."
Toothless BOLTS! He snaps his massive wings and takes to the air, carrying Hiccup with him.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Woah! No! No! No!
With a smirk, Hiccup heard many other full grown male Vikings shrieking along with the Hiccup on screen, all terrified at the prospect of being trapped on a dragon's tail.
Hiccup struggles to hold on to the tail. As the ground speeds away, Toothless immediately TIPS into a uncontrolled bank and dive. Hiccup sees the folded fin rattling uselessly in opposition to its flared counterpart. Flap as he may, Toothless can't correct his trajectory. Hiccup swallows his fear and crawls toward the folded prosthetic. He reaches it and YANKS it open. The flared, fan like appendage catches the air, stabilizing the twisting tail.
Gobber gasped, head whipping between the screen and Stoick as he tried to see his reaction. Stoick merely stared at the screen, pale and tight-lipped.
Toothless arcs just short of the water and climbs... high into the air.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) (excited, terrified) It's working!
He arcs the tailfin towards the right, changing Toothless' trajectory until they are back inside the cove, gliding over the lake.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Yes! Yes, I did it.
Toothless glances back at Hiccup, busily holding the tail open while trying to hold on. He makes a sharp turn. Whoomp! Hiccup is suddenly thrown from the tail in the intense force of a turn.
"Hey, I was just trying to help you fly, mister!" Hiccup jokingly complained.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) AAAAAGGGGHHHHH!
He bounces across the water's surface and takes a dive. Without Hiccup to operate the tail, Toothless does the same, plunging in a massive cannonball. Hiccup resurfaces, roughed up, but beaming. Toothless appears seconds later.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Yeah!
Stoick finally cracked a smile, but it immediately faltered. He hadn't seen Hiccup that excited about something in a long time, especially not in front of him.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - MORNING
GOBBER: (O.S.) Today is about teamwork. Work together and you might survive.
ON A DOUBLE-WIDE DOOR. Gas seeps through the cracks. It BLASTS OPEN. A cloud of smoke engulfs the ring, swirling around the paired-up teens. Astrid with Ruffnut. Snotlout with Tuffnut. Fishlegs with Hiccup. All carry buckets of water, poised to throw them.
GOBBER: (CONT'D) Now, a wet dragon head can't light its fire. The Hideous Zippleback is extra tricky. One head breathes gas, the other head lights it. Your job is to know which is which.
The Zipplebacks gave a toothy grin, appreciating the spotlight. Two heads were better than one, after all.
The smoke encircles them, cutting them off from each other. The teens LISTEN and WATCH for any sign of the dragon.
FISHLEGS: (muttering to himself) Razor sharp, serrated teeth that inject venom for pre-digestion. Prefers ambush attack, crushing its victims in its...
"And here we go again!" Snotlout calls out, exasperated by Fishleg's extensive knowledge on dragons. Fishlegs once again remained unfazed by the complaint, even silently mouthing the facts to himself!
HICCUP: (TENSE) Will you please stop that?
Ali said, "See? Even Hiccup has limits with you!" Fishlegs ignored her.
ON SNOTLOUT AND TUFFNUT moving nervously through the fog, back to back.
SNOTLOUT: If that dragon shows either of his faces, I'm gonna- (spotting an approaching shape, terrified) -There!
Snotlout and Tuffnut HURL their water into the fog.
ASTRID: Hey!
RUFFNUT: It's us, idiots.
Astrid and Ruffnut are soaked.
Hiccup snickered, unable to stop himself from enjoying Snotlout's slip ups.
TUFFNUT: Your butts are getting bigger. We thought you were a dragon.
SNOTLOUT: (TO ASTRID) Not that there's anything wrong with a dragon-esque figure.
Ali gasped and asked, "Did you two morons just call them fat?!" Astrid punched Snotlout as Ruffnut smacked her brother as Ali appeared and gave each boy a knuckle sandwich to the face. Ali took them up and growled, "Never mention a woman's weight!" She drops them and swiftly returns to her seat. Astrid and Ruffnut snickered at the two boys.
Astrid PUNCHES Snotlout in the face. Ruffnut DROPS Tuffnut with a basket to the face. Suddenly, a TAIL whips out a drags Tuffnut into the fog. Ruffnut steps forward, but Astrid stops her.
ASTRID: Wait.
They FREEZE. A tail SWEEPS out of the fog, taking them down. Their buckets spill.
Astrid winced; she couldn't deny how anxious and terrified she had been at that moment, vulnerable and completely blind. Ruffnut gave a slight shudder, not wanting to relive something like that again.
ON FISHLEGS AND HICCUP coming across them. They see the puddles of spilled water.
TUFFNUT: Oh, I'm hurt. I am very much hurt.
FISHLEGS: Chances of survival are dwindling into single digits now...
A Zippleback head emerges out of the smoke. Fishlegs hurls his water at it, completely dousing the head. It leers and opens its mouth, spewing gas into the area.
FISHLEGS: Oh. Wrong head.
GAS FLOWS around their legs. Fishlegs flees in a panic.
The Vikings tense; Hiccup's their only chance now! Stoick stared at the screen, slightly hopeful that Hiccup might suddenly transform into the courageous and powerful Viking he pictured Hiccup would be.
GOBBER: Fishlegs!
Beat. A clicking sound comes from behind them. Sparks flash in the smoke.
GOBBER: (CONT'D) Now, Hiccup!
The other head sweeps out of the smoke. Hiccup hurls his water with all his might. It arcs and drops short of the dragon's sparking mouth. The dragon grins, savoring the kill.
HICCUP: Oh, come on!
The Vikings found themselves laughing once again, finding Hiccup's bad luck highly entertaining. Stoick blanched, dread consuming him. How many times has Hiccup put himself at death's door by now? The number had grown so large Stoick lost count.
GOBBER: Hiccup!
Beat. The Zippleback hesitates. SNIFFS. Then retreats. The teens get to their feet, watching transfixed. Goober watches open-mouthed to see… The Zippleback backing away from Hiccup. He stands and holds his hands out, as if controlling it.
HICCUP BACK! BACK! BACK! Now don't you make me tell you again!
The Zippleback retreats through its door and into its cave, hissing.
The Vikings were beside themselves. What was this black magic? Hiccup should be fearing the dragon, not the other way around!
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Yes, that's right. Back into your cage.
Hiccup slyly OPENS his vest, revealing the spotted smoked EEL from earlier. He TOSSES it inside the door, then SLAMS it shut.
Astrid began to laugh out loud but caught herself, still keeping the smile on her face. She remembered how flabbergasted she had been to see Hiccup driving back that humongous dragon, clearly believing she was hallucinating or dreaming. Who knew Hiccup had some of his own tricks up his sleeve?
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Now think about what you've done.
Hiccup turns to the teens and Gobber. They stare, slack-jawed.
Hiccup snorted, completely relishing in their dumbstruck faces. Oh, what he wouldn't give to relive that moment over and over again! Ali said, "Hiccup, their faces: Priceless!" Ali and Hiccup laughed together. Astrid was getting a little jealous at their friendship, they hardly know this girl and already Hiccup has taken a liking to her.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Okay! So are we done? Because I've got some things I need to...
Hiccup jogs out of the ring, past the speechless group.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) Yep...see you tomorrow.
Astrid SNEERS. Something's going on.
Hiccup caught Astrid's expression, slightly impressed that she caught on so quickly. Still, at least he managed to keep it a secret for a while longer!
EXT. WOODS/COVE - SUNSET
BEGIN MUSIC MONTAGE
INT. BLACKSMITH STALL - HICCUP'S CLOSET - CONTINUOUS
Hiccup cuts and stitches leather, draws and shapes steel. He works by candlelight. An overhead shot reveals what he's building: a harness, complete with handles and foot pedals.
Gobber once again found himself impressed, Hiccup sure picked up blacksmithing quickly!
EXT. COVE - DAY
Hiccup appears before Toothless, holding the new prosthetic. Toothless runs off as Hiccup chases him down.
HICCUP: Hey!
Both Vikings and dragons eyed the pair curiously. Hiccup and Toothless were completely different around each other compared to when they were among their respective species. They were more… relaxed and playful. Ali said, "Reminds me of my former friend Teddy." Ali turned sad and teary eyed at the mention of that name. Adina purred and comforted Ali as she said, "Thanks, love."
EXT. COVE - DAY
Toothless and Hiccup are zooming over the ocean. The tail breaks free sending Hiccup flying.
HICCUP Yeah! Whoa!
INT. BLAKCSMITH STALL - LATER
Hiccup adjusts the harness and uses a metal clamp to affix himself to Toothless' saddle.
EXT. SKY/FIELD - DAWN
Hiccup and Toothless zip through the air - his rudimentary harness and tail controls are working, barely. They crash land in an open field. Hiccup recovers to find Toothless still rolling around in the tall grass. Hiccup discovers that it's a patch of dragon nip. Toothless writhes on his back, tongue wagging, in complete bliss.
Toothless whined, wishing that he could be there right now. The dragons behind him also shifted excitedly, eagerly wishing to get their claws on some dragon nip as well. Hiccup smiled reassuringly and quietly promised Toothless that he'd take him back there again one day, instantly calming the dragon down.
A small whistle was heard as Hiccup turned to Ali as a small bunch of tall grass was on her hand as she tilted her head towards the Night Fury. Hiccup recognized the grass instantly: it was dragon nip!
He took it and began to use it on Toothless. The Night Fury purred blissfully as he began to be a bit tippy. Ali laughed as some of the children turned to see Toothless in a happy state.
A few Vikings turned to watch Hiccup play with Toothless with amusement and smiled at the scene, softening up to this dragon's character. They were almost tempted to go pet it if they ever encountered it… almost.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - MORNING
A Gronkle charges Hiccup, who reflexively thrusts out a handful of dragon nip in front of him, eyes shut. It immediately stops slows and goes weak in the knees, sniffing at the dragon nip eagerly. Hiccup lowers his hand full of dragon nip to the ground. The Gronkle goes down with it, whimpering and blissful. From Gobber and the recruits' point of view, Hiccup is controlling the Gronkle with no more than a limp arm.
As impressed at Stoick was with Hiccup's tactics, he couldn't help but feel slightly irritated. This was how his son rose to the top of the ranks of dragon killing? By cheating?
EXT. WOODS - AFTERNOON
The recruits walk home together, surrounding Hiccup and bombarding him with questions.
FISHLEGS: Hey Hiccup, I've never seen a Gronkle to that before.
TUFFNUT: How'd you do that?
RUFFNUT: It was really cool.
He squirms and invents an excuse.
HICCUP: I left my axe back in the ring.
He turns and hurries back.
HICCUP: (CONT'D) You guys go on ahead and I'll catch up with you.
Astrid watches, suspicious.
"Wait a sec, you never came back! Where'd you go?" Fishlegs asked, genuinely curious.
Hiccup smiled, "You're about to find out, Fishlegs."
EXT. COVE - LATER
Hiccup rubs Toothless behind the ear, causing him to relax and fall over.
Snotlout stared blankly at the screen. "You left us to go scratch your dragon to sleep?"
Hiccup grinned cheerfully. "Well, I didn't mean to make him fall asleep, but yes!" Ali said, "Hey, you guys didn't care for him in the past, so of course he would blow you guys off for Toothless!" The teens turned a bit guilty at her words.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - LATER
An angry Deadly Nadder approaches Hiccup. Just as Astrid moves in to strike, Hiccup performs his special rubbing technique, which sends the Nadder down. Astrid and the other kids look on from the sideline in amazement.
The elder Vikings watched in awe. Hiccup was actually subduing these ravenous beasts without receiving a scratch! Stoick felt his anger continue to grow as he watched his son continue to deceive his way to the top. How did Hiccup expect to actually kill a dragon today in the ring if all he did before was render them unconscious?
INT. MEADE HALL - CONTINUOUS
Hiccup sits down at a table to eat. The other recruits notice him and move over to his table to talk to him - leaving Astrid alone.
Ali said, "Funny that Hiccup would rather stay with the comforts of a certain Night Fury than a group of sick people who abused him for 15 years. Ironic, isn't it?" The people turned a bit green as Stoick remained infuriated.
EXT. COVE - LATER
Hiccup is using a mirror-like object to create a patch of light on the ground. Toothless claws and chases the light patch like a cat chasing a laser pointer.
Toothless huffed; annoyed that he never caught that pesky ball of light. Ali said, "You do realize that ball was a reflection, right?" Toothless realized that she was right and gave Hiccup a smack with his tail for tricking him. Hiccup gave a nervous laugh as he knew Toothless would not take it personally.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - DAY
A beam lifts from the door of another dragon pen.
GOBBER: Meet the Terrible Terror.
Hiccup smiled mischievously; this was probably one of the most underestimated dragons on Berk! Little did they know…
A tiny, pint-sized dragon steps out and moves toward the recruits.
TUFFNUT: Ha. It's like the size of my-
Tuffnut is taken down in a blur.
TUFFNUT: (CONT'D) Get it off! Get it off! Oh! I'm hurt, I am very much hurt!
Tuffnut cleared his throat awkwardly and vowed to move past this embarrassing moment, ignoring his sister's cackling. Snotlout said, "Ladies and gentleman, Tuffnut's catchphrase!" Everyone laughed, including the Dragons as Tuffnut looked embarrassed.
Hiccup stops the Terrible Terror with the same light-patch trick he used earlier with Toothless. The tiny dragon retreats back to its cage. The teens approach him yet again as Astrid looks on with suspicion.
TUFFNUT: (CONT'D) (TO ASTRID) Wow, he's better than you ever were.
"Well that's technically not true, she's obviously way better at combat than I ever was; I was just good at exploiting the dragon's weak spots", Hiccup thought to himself nonchalantly. Ali said, "That's true."
CUT TO:
EXT. FOREST - MOMENTS LATER
Astrid furiously hurls her axe at a nearby tree. She notices Hiccup walking by in the distance, carrying one of his trademark harnesses. He ducks behind a large boulder. She quickly tries to spot him by climbing on top of the boulder, but sees no sight of him. She HUFFS, frustrated.
Hiccup whispered to Ali, "Little did she know, I was hiding right behind the boulder!" Hiccup laughed, thinking back to that day. Ali giggled along.
EXT. COVE - LATER Hiccup straps a newly designed harness onto Toothless. With Toothless tied to a nearby post with a rope. Hiccup rides him in the air - while stationary. Toothless looks like a giant kite tied to a tree stump. This harness seems to work.
EXT. SKY - MOMENTS LATER
A large gust of air snaps the rope tying Toothless to the stump and they flew backwards. Hiccup finds a piece of his harness stuck on Toothless' saddle.
HICCUP: Oh, great.
EXT. BERK - NIGHT
The streets are empty save for a lone Viking who crosses Hiccup's path.
VIKING: Hiccup.
Hiccup grins and stands up, looking very much spy like, Toothless and Ali follows as the three creep around the all, hiding behind furniture as Hiccup leads Toothless and Ali through 'enemy territory'. The Teens and Dragons laugh at them.
"Toothless, Ali over here." Hiccup stage whispers as he hides behind a row of chairs. Some small children giggle as Toothless and Ali creeps over, spy style and gives them a gummy grin as Ali pats them on the head. "Toothless now is not the time to charm the ladies! And Ali, no time for your womanly wiles!" Which makes both friends blush and giggle more as Hiccup rolls away as he takes Ali's hand. Astrid watches with envy.
"Okay stay with me- we are headed into Teenager territory- they stink and some have a IQ lower than their age." The Adults laugh as the Teens shoot him glares as he rolls past them and into a stance, Toothless and shortly following. Ali pulls out a squirt gun from her hidden back and posed like James Bond.
Hiccup nods, trying to look casual. Once the coast is clear, he covertly steers Toothless into the Blacksmith's stall. Toothless PRESSES himself inside, rooting through stuff and making a racket.
Hiccup hissed, "Nice. You just blew our cover." Ali said, "It's the woman! Let's beat it!" They scurried away to the front of the theater with the adults laughing.
Astrid, walking nearby, is alerted.
ASTRID: (O.S.) Hiccup?
They froze on their toes, Ali said, "Oh, crud." Ali couldn't stand still for too long as she tipped over and landed on Toothless and Hiccup. They groaned in pain as Ali said on top of Hiccup, "Oops. Sorry." Hiccup and Ali stare at each other as they laughed. Astrid was feeling green at their friendship, wishing she could join in.
Hiccup FREEZES. Then frantically tries to pry the ring off the saddle hook. It won't budge.
ASTRID (CONT'D) Are you in there?
Hiccup spoke on a thick, deep Scottish accent, "No... It's just me, the chief Stoick the Vast. Don't mind me, I'm just stealing Gobber's secret stash of ale. Mwahahahaha!" Ali laughed hard as everyone laughed too, except for Stoick, who looked miffed. Ali, Hiccup, and Toothless returned to their seats, still giggling.
Too late - she's right outside. ON ASTRID walking along the outside of the Blacksmith's. Hiccup JUMPS OUT the window and CLOSES the shutters behind him. Hiccup's harness line is stretched through the window, still attached to Toothless' saddle.
HICCUP: Astrid. Hey! Hi Astrid. Hi Astrid. Hi Astrid.
The other teens shook their heads pityingly. There was no doubt about it, Hiccup would never last a day as an actor.
ASTRID: I normally don't care what people do, but you're acting weird. Well, weirder.
"I'm flattered by your concern!" Hiccup called out light-heartedly, causing Astrid to flush slightly.
Toothless spots a nearby sheep and makes a move toward it. As a result, Hiccup is suddenly PULLED TIGHT against the window shutters. He STRIKES A POSE to compensate... then gets PULLED THROUGH the shutters. They snap back in Astrid's face. Astrid reopens them and finds nothing but an empty stall. In the distance, Toothless and Hiccup slip off unseen.
Hiccup sighed in relief, feeling as tense as he had that night. That was definitely the closest they got to being discovered! Astrid frowned, she was so close!
EXT. DOCKS - DAWN
A lone, battered ship is pulled into a slip, overloaded with equally battered-looking men. They disembark to a crowd of onlookers, looking like a team of hometown heroes who just had their butts kicked. Gobber hobbles through the MUMBLING crowd to find Stoick - last to disembark and glowering with battered pride.
Stoick scowled, not wishing to see the devastating failure of the search being broadcasted on the screen for all to see. Adina realized Ali won the bet as said dragon gave Ali ten licks.
GOBBER: Well, I trust you found the nest at least?
STOICK: Not even close.
GOBBER: Ah. Excellent.
Gobber follows Stoick up the ramp and snags his duffle bag with his hook appendage, sharing the burden.
GOBBER: Well, if by success, you mean that your parenting troubles are over with, then... yes.
Stoick stops. What does that mean? A group of merry villagers rush past.
VIKING #1: Congratulations Stoick! Everyone is so relieved.
VIKING #2: Out with the old and in with the new, right?!
VIKING #3: No one will miss that old nuisance!
VIKING #4: The village is throwing a party to celebrate!
Hiccup deflated slightly, the villager's words striking him dead in the heart. Did they really despise him that much back then? Ali said, "Oh my god! That was so not cool! Are you idiots really that cold on him? I mean, that sounds like he died or something!" All the Vikings looked guilt stricken at Ali's complaint, were they really heartless on Hiccup?
Stoick is stunned, overwhelmed by the insensitivity. He turns to Gobber.
STOICK: He's... gone?
"Gee, thanks Dad", Hiccup called out dryly.
GOBBER: Yeah...most afternoons. But who can blame him? I mean the life of a celebrity is very rough. He can barely walk through the village without being swarmed by his new fans.
Stoick is doubly confused.
STOICK: Hiccup?
Hiccup huffed indignantly; he finally makes a name for himself and his dad doesn't even believe him! Well he did expect that initial reaction from his dad, who could blame him?
GOBBER: (BEAMING) Who would've thought, eh? He has this...way with the beasts.
Stoick stares off distantly, a hopeful smile forming on his face.
Hiccup beamed; he finally made his father proud! Just wait till he showed him all the other ways he can tame the drag- Ali thought, Don't bet on it!
"THIS is what you wanted to show me? You playing around with these monsters, betraying our entire village?!" Stoick's voice rang out, trembling with fury. Ali knew again this would happen as she went for a nearby bag that was next to her.
Hiccup froze, not expecting such a negative reaction. His face instantly hardened. "I told you before and I'll tell you again dad: they're not monst-"
"I don't want to hear any of it, Hiccup! Did you think this was going to change anything? Bring something good to our island? All you've done is brought disappointment to our family name!" Stoick roared, eyes flashing as he stood up once again. With a frustrated growl, he once again found himself bound to his current location, unable to move.
With a startle, Toothless felt his rider slightly trembling against his side and instantly felt a burst of fury. If these irritating humans didn't stop, he would blast them all to pieces! Toothless growled angrily and began to stand, but was stopped by Hiccup, who placed a gentle yet shaky hand on his head.
"I'm alright, bud", Hiccup whispered, voice slightly trembling as he drew himself to his feet.
"You're wrong dad, this will bring change to this island, change that we've needed for years now!" Hiccup shot back, frustrated at his dad's unwillingness to see past his hatred for dragons.
"And what change is that, Hiccup? What good change can you bring by drawing these bloodthirsty creatures to my village? The village I've spent years trying to protect from these beasts? TELL ME, HICCUP!" Stoick exploded, overwhelmed with anger and betrayal. Ali waited as she said, "Shut up, Stoick! Answers come to those who wait! But if you can please can it-" Stoick felt another burst of irritation as he yelled at the girl, "Who do you think you are, messing with our lives like this? Release me now or so help me Odin I will-" Losing her patience, Ali took out her weapon, a revolver as everyone was quiet. Ali hated doing this, but she had to maintain control somehow. She said, "My patience is wearing thin! Your anger is understood, but unnecessary. Please just collect yourself and finish this movie before reaching conclusions. I assure you that I will release you all once this is over, before I'll send damnation to your village."
Stoick stood still for several seconds, all the Vikings eyeing him nervously, waiting to see how he would react. Ali threatened, "I'm not bluffing. I can imagine Hiccup losing a mom like I did. So unless you would like to live longer, you better listen to what I say." Ali clicked the weapon ready. Snotlout said, "Like that tiny weapon can do any damage." Ali walked up to him, took his helmet, tossed it up, and she pulled the trigger. A loud boom was heard as everyone jumped in fright. They saw a small bullet ran through it as it made a hole where his head could have been. All eyes widened as Ali caught it with a hand as she smugly asked, "You were saying?"
She gave it back to Snotlout as his eyes remained widened. Ali growled, "Now, sit."
Finally, Stoick sat back down into his seat, silently fuming. He didn't care what that blasted girl said, he better get answers soon or else thing were going to get ugly. Ali gave a nod as she tucked away her weapon and joined Adina.
Said dragon looked disapproving at her as Ali said, "Sorry, but I had to do something before it was too late, besides his future won't last either. I have seen it, and it wasn't pretty." Adina looked at her rider with confusion. Ali said, "Find out in a few years."